Lisp

Overview

• Recursive language
• Useful for artificial intelligence, natural language processing
• Declarative programming
• Logic programming
• Functional, symbolic language

• Interpreted language
• Lisp compilers are available

Features

• Programs can be treated as data (used as input to other programs or subprocedures)

Case sensitivity

• Common Lisp is case insensitive.
• Emacs List is case sensitive.